Davit Zirakashvili
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Davit Zirakashvili is a Georgian rugby union
footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for ASM Clermont Auvergne
club. He previously played for another French club, RC Aubenas.
Zirakashvili is also an international player for the Georgia national team
, making his debut in a match against Uruguay
in 2004. He played for Georgia in their matches in 2006 that saw them qualify through to the 2007 Rugby World Cup
, he also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
.
He scored a last minute try in the 2007–08 Top 14
Final against Toulouse
but it was too little too late for Clermont who lost 26–20.
As of 24 November 2011 Zirakashvili has won 31 caps and scored 30 points (6 tries) for Georgia.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for ASM Clermont Auvergne
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club...
club. He previously played for another French club, RC Aubenas.
Zirakashvili is also an international player for the Georgia national team
Georgia national rugby union team
The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...
, making his debut in a match against Uruguay
Uruguay national rugby union team
The Uruguay national rugby union team is the representative side of Uruguay, governed by the Unión de Rugby del Uruguay. They have been playing international rugby since 1948. Their jersey is blue and black and they are known as Los Teros. They qualified twice for the Rugby World Cup, in 1999 and...
in 2004. He played for Georgia in their matches in 2006 that saw them qualify through to the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
, he also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
.
He scored a last minute try in the 2007–08 Top 14
2007-08 Top 14 season
The 2007-08 Top 14 Competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition, operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby . Because France hosted the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the competition did not begin at its normal time of August, but instead started on the last weekend in October 2007, one week...
Final against Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
but it was too little too late for Clermont who lost 26–20.
As of 24 November 2011 Zirakashvili has won 31 caps and scored 30 points (6 tries) for Georgia.